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groups - they to us - america usually oided. >> this waa new development. it was a surprise fous. >> reporr: but after the surprise, history leons. tradionally anti-american in policy, these groupsulled no puncheat their meetings. >> translator: for 14 ars you gi the fightersf this region the be military training money could buy. you armed and garlanded themo fight the sovis. you have creed the mess here. so why are you coming he complaining us. it is your mes >> reporter: richardolbrooke also asked to meet jamaat-e-islami. ile the organization rallied it's anti-american prosts on the stres outside. jaat presented a critique of u.s.olicy and conduct. from the contentious.s. drone missile strikes in the triba areas, to the cuural onslaught from the west corrupng muslim youth, to pakistan beingragged into the ahan conflict. pakistan politic analyst tareq pirza says despite the rhetoric, these meetings we potical good sense. >> thesere pragmatic poticians. they can play to the galleri, they can satis the public, ma public statements which are apparently aagoni
groups - they to us - america usually oided. >> this waa new development. it was a surprise fous. >> reporr: but after the surprise, history leons. tradionally anti-american in policy, these groupsulled no puncheat their meetings. >> translator: for 14 ars you gi the fightersf this region the be military training money could buy. you armed and garlanded themo fight the sovis. you have creed the mess here. so why are you coming he complaining us. it is your mes >>...
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some israeli ministers are saying let's get sanctionses against america. bottom line israelis understand how important the relationship is, they appreciate the relationship and israeli's so dependent on the u.s. but without it getting ugly, president obama has tremendous influence at his disposal should he choose to use it. >> the last time you were here you suggested that there seemed to be progress on reaching this overall, broader outline of a peace proposal. you still feel that way? >> what i think we have is that if there's going to be a two-state solution, we still -- we know what it looks like. room to create but we know, palestinian state, 67 lines. some minor land swaps. refugees acknowledged what happened to them, they can't return en masse to israel. security without emptying the palestinian state of its meaning. we know the outlines. the question is can you bring the parties, the israeli government, hamas, for instance, to agree to these. that requires u.s. lifting because it's an american international interest i think that you might get it. >
some israeli ministers are saying let's get sanctionses against america. bottom line israelis understand how important the relationship is, they appreciate the relationship and israeli's so dependent on the u.s. but without it getting ugly, president obama has tremendous influence at his disposal should he choose to use it. >> the last time you were here you suggested that there seemed to be progress on reaching this overall, broader outline of a peace proposal. you still feel that way?...
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it was the first country in latin america to approve divorce. and then to have full equality to women, then marriage between same-sex couple and now adoption. so latin america's facing a really good time in what we could say about the advances in the sexual agenda and homophobia agenda. >> thank you very much for joining us on the program. >> thank you. >>> and now to our "signature" story, part two of our look this week inside the east african nation of ethiopia. chances are that you have heard a lot lately about how connected our world is. sure, it is true enough, but not quite the entire world. "worldfocus" special correspondent martin seemungal visited ethiopia earlier this year, and he discovered a village where life goes on just as it did centuries ago. it's truly another world. >> reporter: it is miles from anywhere, a far away place in the ethiopian highlands. the village, population 2,000, has been here for centuries. it's almost as old as christianity itself. the church bells, those worn stones, are hundreds of years old. old and isola
it was the first country in latin america to approve divorce. and then to have full equality to women, then marriage between same-sex couple and now adoption. so latin america's facing a really good time in what we could say about the advances in the sexual agenda and homophobia agenda. >> thank you very much for joining us on the program. >> thank you. >>> and now to our "signature" story, part two of our look this week inside the east african nation of ethiopia....
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more than half of them in the americas, though the true number may be much higher. in fact, the center for disease control put the number of deaths in this country at almost 10,000. there have been more than 2,000 deaths in europe. more than a thousand in the western pacific. 990 deaths in southeast asia. more than 660 in the eastern mediterranean, and just over 100 in africa. the good news, according to the world heation is that the disease has pead in much of the northern hemisphere with substantial declines in the united states and canada. but it is still active and widespread in both countries. increases are occurring in central and eastern europe and in parts of west and central and south asia. for more on this, we're joined by martin blazer. he's the past president of the infectious diseases society of america and is the current chairman of the department of medicine at the medical school of new york university. and i spoke with him yesterday. thank you very much for joining us on the program. >> my pleasure to be here. >> so is the h1n1 virus around the world
more than half of them in the americas, though the true number may be much higher. in fact, the center for disease control put the number of deaths in this country at almost 10,000. there have been more than 2,000 deaths in europe. more than a thousand in the western pacific. 990 deaths in southeast asia. more than 660 in the eastern mediterranean, and just over 100 in africa. the good news, according to the world heation is that the disease has pead in much of the northern hemisphere with...
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why do they for america's economic mistakes? d why is their government not protecting them? the canadian autoworkers unions are livid. with the meltdown in the american auto industry, they fear the ripple effect will destroy their pensions. they are protesting outside the provincial ontario legislature because the government is going back on a key promise, to ensure their pension benefits. >> and our government is not here when we need them there's something wrong with us? shame on them! [ cheers ] >> reporter: ontario says the private auto manufacturing pensions are so badly underfunded that the province doesn't have the billion of dollars needed to cover the shortfall. trish mcauliffe took part in the protests. >> personally, i feel really betrayed. i feel that, you know, for an auto industry that contributed so greatly to the economy, to ontario, to t canadian fabric of society, it's so wrong. when i went to work for general motors, i sold my soul. >> repter: trish has just lost her assembly line job at the general motors plant. she has put in 26 years. but even her parti
why do they for america's economic mistakes? d why is their government not protecting them? the canadian autoworkers unions are livid. with the meltdown in the american auto industry, they fear the ripple effect will destroy their pensions. they are protesting outside the provincial ontario legislature because the government is going back on a key promise, to ensure their pension benefits. >> and our government is not here when we need them there's something wrong with us? shame on them!...
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>>> how to measure success in america's other warn afanistan. ares its first progress report. >>> we'll take you airborne to look a an extraordinary effort by the u.s. military to save lives in t middle of the war, welcome aboard anir amlance. >>> d germanyants a million ectric vehiclesn the road by 2020. we'll plug you in on how they plan to do it. >>> fromhe world's leading reporters and analyst here's what's happeni from around the rld. this is "worfocus." made possible, in pa, by th following funder-- major support ha also been provided bthe peter g. peterson foundatio dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibity dddressing key economic allenges facing america's future. >> gd evening, i'm martin savidge. >>> if youoke up this mning and turnedn the news you might have felt a sense of discouragement aut what you were hring outf afghanistan and iraq. more tha5,000 american trps have die in those two countries nce troops were ployed to afghanistan in the fall of 2001 and iraq in e spring of 2003. and huneds of billions of dollars have been ent but
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mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're yourretirementcompany.com. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters. >>> good evening. welcome to "worldfocus." i'm daljit dhaliwal in new york. >>> in the complex, often chaotic politics of the middle east, there is almost never a cause without an effect. and we are seeing that tonight once again with the israelis and the palestinians. there has been new unrest in the west bank, stemming from israel's decision to freeze construction of settlements there. that decision has provoked anger among some israelis and it appears driven a few to take their anger out on the palestinians by torching and defacing a west bank mosque. and that was only the beginning. in tonight's "lead focus" we look at the latest tension between israelis and palestinians in the west bank and beyond. more clashes in the west bank today over the vandalism of a mosque in a palestinian village. palestinians thr israeli soldiers who fired their weapons to disperse the crowds. it'
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foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >>> good evening, i'm daljit dhaliwal. almost since it came to office, the obama administration has been trying to convince iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. so far, much of the emphasis has been on diplomacy, but very soon that could all change. today washington's chief representative to the international atomic energy eno. the united states and europe have given tehran until the end of this month to stop enriching uranium or face harsh sanctions and from israel there have been hints of an even stronger response. the looming deadline with iran and what might happen next is our lead focus tonight. >> iran's foreign minister today presented the world's leading powers with a package of proposals. the goal, to offer assurances that iran has only peaceful, nuclear intensions, but as that was taking place in tehran, america's envoy to the atomic energy agency said in vienna that the united states has serious concerns that iran is close to having the capability to produce a nuc
foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >>> good evening, i'm daljit dhaliwal. almost since it came to office, the obama administration has been trying to convince iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. so far, much of the emphasis has been on diplomacy, but very soon that could all change. today washington's chief representative to the international atomic energy eno. the united states and europe have...
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as a think tank advocacy group promoting human rights and democracy in latin america. welcome to the program. first, tell us more about what these new laws in mexico are. >> well, essentially they decriminalize possession for personal consumption across a range of elicit substances, whether it's marijuana or cocaine, and the mexican law, while new for mexico, is not necessarily new f latin america. there are similar decriminalization statutes up and down the continent, and it's a growing movement with recent argentine court decisions opening doort the door to a sim reform in that country. >> what's behind the decision to decriminalize drugs? >> i think in latin america, including mexico, there's a fatigue with a model of zero tolerance that insists on criminal sanctions for even the smallest levels of use, including in private, and that it's a diversion of resources that could be better focused on fighting the drug cartels and large organized crime. in latin america in journal, there's a sense that when it comes to the drug war that the united states in particular has
as a think tank advocacy group promoting human rights and democracy in latin america. welcome to the program. first, tell us more about what these new laws in mexico are. >> well, essentially they decriminalize possession for personal consumption across a range of elicit substances, whether it's marijuana or cocaine, and the mexican law, while new for mexico, is not necessarily new f latin america. there are similar decriminalization statutes up and down the continent, and it's a growing...
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think america will be able to brinthe palestinians past tha position. what they're saying now is we can meet in the new york, that's not same as negotiations s it gis them some wiggle om. i think you' likely, perhap here in new york if not soon thereafter tsee isrlisnd lestinians rsuming negotiations. threal issue is how closely will the u.s. shepard whether the u.s. at sam stage bring its own pan forward. >> and for that, we' bring you back daniel levy, tha you very much aslways. >> one person notablabsent from tod's talks in london was the israeli foreign minier, avigdor liebman. you may rell, he's the haline israeli politician known for his often u. diplomatic lanage. there's nospeculation that lieberman's influence may be fading within thisrai government, a develoent that some s as increasing the likelihood of a mideast pee deal. channel 10 news of israel s this report, transted from hebrew and narrated by orldfocus" producer yuval lion. >> reporter: the wonders o iseli politics. only six monthago the combination of words, igdor lieberman d foreign
think america will be able to brinthe palestinians past tha position. what they're saying now is we can meet in the new york, that's not same as negotiations s it gis them some wiggle om. i think you' likely, perhap here in new york if not soon thereafter tsee isrlisnd lestinians rsuming negotiations. threal issue is how closely will the u.s. shepard whether the u.s. at sam stage bring its own pan forward. >> and for that, we' bring you back daniel levy, tha you very much aslways....
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>>in central america, a political crisis seems close to being resolved in hondas. four months after president manuel zelaya removed from office. under an agreement worked out with u.s. help, zelaya wi apparently be able to retu to office to finish the last three months of his tem. the agement also legizes a presidenti election planned for te next month. >>> in t catal of month dohondud of the agreement waset with celebrations. the ouster d a srious impact on the lives ofrdinary ndurans becauseost governments anaid groups suspended support. jazeera english reporte on that from a remote region rtheast of honduras and we want tohow you an excerpt of aig morrow's origin report. >> repter: two hrs from a remote town lies a vilge, one of the a few dozen untain hamlets home to members of the ingenous group. two years ago president zelaya launch an ambitious progm to bring govement services here for the first tomb that wawhen zelaya wasoverthrown in a coup. st foreign donors cut off aid to honduras's government. there was no money to build roads or pay teachers. the rnerst
>>in central america, a political crisis seems close to being resolved in hondas. four months after president manuel zelaya removed from office. under an agreement worked out with u.s. help, zelaya wi apparently be able to retu to office to finish the last three months of his tem. the agement also legizes a presidenti election planned for te next month. >>> in t catal of month dohondud of the agreement waset with celebrations. the ouster d a srious impact on the lives ofrdinary...
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the america have also brought dozens of hecopters forthat. at one base, there were three blkhawk medica hicopters beforethe u.s. surge. now there are 15. on board her two afghan soldiers shot by the taliban, e is dying. american medics treat them and get them t a field hospital 30 minutes aftereing called. other emeency, three dutch soldiers have beennjured by a roadside mb. in four monthst one base, the ericans have evacuated 1,500 wounded. their own ritish, afghan, dutch, a canadian. a dozen aday. >> i thinkrobably ne or july wee seen an increase probably about 30% of combat casualties. >> reporter: president obama's surge has brght nearly 20,000 amican troops to souther afghanistan and much more. the 00 helipters have just one igade, the 82nd airborne, dwarf britain's totalleet arou 20. two of which crashed andere destroyed last month. these aircraft alone will not win this war. but it's certainly wasn't being won witht them. afans are bilding new american ses. but outside them, afghanistan is not being rebut. the war is faltering, afghan
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america's deadliest battle in more than a year. the mountainous region is as much an enemy as the taliban. channel 4 news witnessed firsthand the taliban attacking the region in august. more battl like these, army chiefs say they can only fight back more effectively with more troops. >> and that is the view from afghanistan from itn. and now to pakistan, where an important agency of the united nations came under attack today. it happened in islamabad at the world food program's headquarters there. these closed circuit pictures shown on pakistani television show a suicide bomber dressed in black walking into the building. a few seconds later, the explosion. five people were killed. authorities say that the bomber was dressed as a security officer. just yesterday, the leader of the taliban in pakistan warned of new attacks in retaliation for s. missile strikes along the border with afghanistan. and hakimullah mehsud had this to say about u.s. forces in afghanistan. >> translator: right from the beginning we want to make this clear, t
america's deadliest battle in more than a year. the mountainous region is as much an enemy as the taliban. channel 4 news witnessed firsthand the taliban attacking the region in august. more battl like these, army chiefs say they can only fight back more effectively with more troops. >> and that is the view from afghanistan from itn. and now to pakistan, where an important agency of the united nations came under attack today. it happened in islamabad at the world food program's...
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and defends america's role in afghanistan. but in afghanistan, some see the war as anything but just. >>> in brazil, as the police crack down on crime. human rights groups say it's the police themselves whalso need to be reigned in. >>> tonight signature story, privatizing social security. chile did it long ago, tonight we'll show you the rewards and risks. >>> and one of the world's most famous artifacts, the ancient rosetta stone and the fight to bring it home from egypt. >>> this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, and the peter j. peter foundation. mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're you're retirement company. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. i'maria hinojosa, daljit dhaliwal is off, it's good to be here. >>> as president obama plans to send more troops to afghanistan, the president accepted the nobel peace prize today in oslo, norway. laying out a detailed defense on when wa
and defends america's role in afghanistan. but in afghanistan, some see the war as anything but just. >>> in brazil, as the police crack down on crime. human rights groups say it's the police themselves whalso need to be reigned in. >>> tonight signature story, privatizing social security. chile did it long ago, tonight we'll show you the rewards and risks. >>> and one of the world's most famous artifacts, the ancient rosetta stone and the fight to bring it home from...
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minorities in america today account for disproportionate, 43% of executions. that's a fact since 1976. and while white victims account for about one half of all murder victims, 80% of death penalty cases involve victims who are white. this raises some obvious questions, we have to face on this side of the table. i'm asking you if it raises questions of justice and fairness on your side of the table. >> in the heatly case, it was the first prosecution in the southern district of new york of a death penalty case in over 40 years. mr. heatly was charged with being a gang leader of a crack and cocaine enterprise who engaged in -- if the number wasn't 13 it was very less to that, 13 murders to promote that enterprise. he did challenge the application of the death penalty charges against him. on the ground that the prosecutor had made its decision to prosecute him and refused him a cooperation agreement on the basis of his race. the defense counsel, much as you have, senator, raised any number of concerns about the application of the death penalty and in response to
minorities in america today account for disproportionate, 43% of executions. that's a fact since 1976. and while white victims account for about one half of all murder victims, 80% of death penalty cases involve victims who are white. this raises some obvious questions, we have to face on this side of the table. i'm asking you if it raises questions of justice and fairness on your side of the table. >> in the heatly case, it was the first prosecution in the southern district of new york...
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and america has a lot riding on mubarak. the united states gives some $2 billion a year to egypt, which remains one of our most reliable arab allies. but egypt's future is murky. mubarak is now 81 years old and, by some accounts, is in failing health. and no successor has been named. what does it all mean, especially at a time when there is some level of discontent within egypt? to help make sense of it all, we turn to abc australia's middle east correspondent ben knight. >> reporter: in the heart of cairo murad sabri mustafa is coming home to the apartment he's preparing to leave. he's off to libya, which now offers him better prospects than the country he was born in. >> the income here is very low, to have - to save from and to have a good life. >> reporter: there are many like him in egypt's middle class, and they're tired of watching their country stagnate. >> we need change. i saw a lot of egyptians in other countries. they are succeed. >> reporter: but change is something egyptians don't often see. for 28 years hosni
and america has a lot riding on mubarak. the united states gives some $2 billion a year to egypt, which remains one of our most reliable arab allies. but egypt's future is murky. mubarak is now 81 years old and, by some accounts, is in failing health. and no successor has been named. what does it all mean, especially at a time when there is some level of discontent within egypt? to help make sense of it all, we turn to abc australia's middle east correspondent ben knight. >> reporter: in...
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mutu of america, designing customizedndividual and group retireme produc. that's why we're your retement company.com d additional funding is provided by the llowing supporters. >>> good evening, i'm dalji dhaliwal in new york. no one said it would be easy. from the beginning my predicted that copenhagen uld be the mo contentio climate confence yet, but lat today a seni obama adminisation official rerted that the natis of the world ha reached what he call a meingful agreent to help curb grehouse gas emissions and mit global warming. tonight as copenhagen mes to an end wwill take a wide rangg look at how the clime change debate is playing out around the globe, but i is today'shaos in copenhagenhat isur lead focus tonight. >> after two wee of wrangling copenhagen, efforts to reh anew deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change dragged on late into the night. all day long president obama shuffled between metings with leaders from around the rld. none of them more important than his get together with the chinese premiere. wen jiab a obamaad on
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foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. thanks for joining us. i'll be with you all this week. >>> we're going to start tonight with the latest developments in what has become a growing war of words between the united states and iran just days before they're scheduled to hold their first direct negotiations in three decades. that meeting among iran, the u.s. and other world powers is set for this thursday in geneva. today iran said it was ready for any military threat and flexed its muscles by testing its longest range missiles which have a range of 1200 miles. they tested shorter range missiles over the weekend. iran's foreign ministry said the tests have nothing to do with the disclosure that iran is developing a second enrichment plant. it seemed aimed at bolstering iran's position going into this week's talks. robert gates said yesterday the american aim is to get iran to resume negotiations on its nuclear pro
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across europand north america, bees have been disappearing at an alarming rae. inhe uk last year, a third of all honeybees di. it's a woying situation, and britais first professor of beekping is trying to find the solution to the plig of bees. that's what it's all about. >> the two main things threatening bees are diseases and lost of forest, so we're focused on tse particular things. wee trying to breed disease-sistant honeees. we areooking at the control of specific pests of honeybeesnd we're also deteining where the honeybs of foraging. man is certainly responble for probms farming now so tensively that vast partsf the country arfull of plants but not any plants that are any good to bees or insts because there are not flowers. >>eporter: their numbers y be dwindlg across the country but there isoneerhaps surising place where bees are thving, and that's lonn. colonies like thisne have been springg up across t city's rotops. these beehives are on top of the department store in pickly and the honey made by its bees is then sold in the sp. for more and me londone
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so america has to find a way to help them as well as pressuring them. as the u.n. are removing half of their civilian staff, these volunteers will have to fill the void in afghanistan. it's exactly the kind ofork e bush administration refused to do as they were determined to avoid nation building. >> they argued that the small footprint, low profile approach to nation building would be much better. >> reporter: they say it takes three cups of tea to get anything done in afghanistan. americans say sit, stay and sit until the pot is empty if necessary. but they also need to learn to shapa different future if they're ever going to leave. theytju ever going to leave. sought out who might make more effective partners than the discredited central government that is so corrupt the u.s. ambassador has warned against sending any more troops until president karzai cleans up his administration. >> the u.s. government and the afghanistan government have a responsibility and a partnership to reduce tensions and conflict. >> reporter: but this is not afghanistan. it's an army ba
so america has to find a way to help them as well as pressuring them. as the u.n. are removing half of their civilian staff, these volunteers will have to fill the void in afghanistan. it's exactly the kind ofork e bush administration refused to do as they were determined to avoid nation building. >> they argued that the small footprint, low profile approach to nation building would be much better. >> reporter: they say it takes three cups of tea to get anything done in afghanistan....
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-north korea arms reduction talks, which america must not accept. korea, through this, is trying to get u.s.-north korea peace treaty and, moreover, a removal of u.s. armed forces in south korea. >> reporter: and then there's iran. lying, along with north korea, on what president obama's predecessor used to call the axis of evil, they too defiantly tested their sejill 2 ballistic missile a few months ago. speaking to american television last night, president ahmadinejad said he was prepared for fresh talks, but insisted he'd never abandon a civil nuclear program. >> translator: today a new arrangement should be put in place based on new principles so that the world is directed towards peace and tranquility. no clear arms, we believe, they belong to the past and the past generation. >> reporter: president obama's critics in washington claim his unilateral declaration over changing the planned missile shield in eastern europe will embolden america's enemies. but events of the past 24 hours suggests his decision could be a fresh way to tackle the endur
-north korea arms reduction talks, which america must not accept. korea, through this, is trying to get u.s.-north korea peace treaty and, moreover, a removal of u.s. armed forces in south korea. >> reporter: and then there's iran. lying, along with north korea, on what president obama's predecessor used to call the axis of evil, they too defiantly tested their sejill 2 ballistic missile a few months ago. speaking to american television last night, president ahmadinejad said he was...
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flamingos are a dominant bird across north america, latin america, africa and asia. they're a wonderful bird. but 84% of migratory birds in the world are at risk from climate change. flamingos alone, the reason they're in danger is, the shallow bakes on which th depend are dise to climate change. all of the people in the andes rely on that same water resource. the flamingos are kind of the canary in the coal mine for the people who depend on the slopes of the andes for their water resources. beyond that, it's about the diversity of life on earth. if we can't own up to that, we're very poor. >> one of the decisions out of copenhagen today was a pledge by rich nations to give several billion dollars to help prevent the deforestation of rainforests. how significant of a development do you think that is when you look at it in the natural context of habitats, the types of animals you're talking about. >> it's a great advance because kyoto left it out and bali put it back in. it's a great advance, it's a way to ensure the mo valuable forests and grass lands in the world ar
flamingos are a dominant bird across north america, latin america, africa and asia. they're a wonderful bird. but 84% of migratory birds in the world are at risk from climate change. flamingos alone, the reason they're in danger is, the shallow bakes on which th depend are dise to climate change. all of the people in the andes rely on that same water resource. the flamingos are kind of the canary in the coal mine for the people who depend on the slopes of the andes for their water resources....
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the amount of e prize was $1 llion. > finally tonight, we travel to south america and one of our favorite inspiringstories of the year. we call it the library man. he is brinng knowledge and the belief in what is possible to hundds of farm children ia ral part of colombia. not with hh-tech gadgets but with theower of story telling that comes from a good book. in a place ere libraries are few and far between, hebrings a library to them. the story is by valentina. ♪ span [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking snish ] >>> the w library is up and running for the who can'tet there, luis still delivers boo oneekends by donkey. that is it for tonight. ll us what you tnk about our special edition going to rldfocus.org. gobye. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> major support for "worldfocus" has bn provided rosalind p. walter and the peter peterson fountion, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibity and addressi key economic chlenges facing america's future. and addional funding is ovided by the following supporters --
the amount of e prize was $1 llion. > finally tonight, we travel to south america and one of our favorite inspiringstories of the year. we call it the library man. he is brinng knowledge and the belief in what is possible to hundds of farm children ia ral part of colombia. not with hh-tech gadgets but with theower of story telling that comes from a good book. in a place ere libraries are few and far between, hebrings a library to them. the story is by valentina. ♪ span [ speaking spanish ]...
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. >>> in south america, the battle over who should benefit from oil riches. the struggle in brazil to keep more of the profits at home. >>> and from the tough slums of venezuela, they rise to this -- ♪ what other countries might learn from a national commitment to classical music. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in part by the following funders -- major support has also been provided by the peter g. peterson foundation. dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >>> good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. today is the 70th anniversary of the start of the deadliest conflict in history, world war ii. and though it is getting little attention here at home, much of europe paused today to mark the event. germany's leader angela merkel noted that germany triggered the war and, as she put it, brought endless suffering to the world. more than 50 million people died. and yet responsibility for russia's role i
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he is a senior fellow at the new america foundation in shington, d.c. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we've heard a lot tonight about how official corruptions impeding the drug war in mexico and i'm wondering is that why the mexican government deployed tens of thousands of troops to fight drug cartels, and then is it working? >> it's one of the reasons why there was a perceive deploy the military, yes. the fact that a lot of local police forces had been compromised and infiltrated which is a recurring problem in mexico. i wouldn't say it's only from corruption though. i think it's actually a matter -- there was no other force to throw at the problem. mexico lacks a strong muscular time police force. so partly that the government was being outgunned. >> is it working? >> there's a stalemate in place. it worked initially. a sort of shock-and-awe element to having the army patrol the streets. but over time the cartels have adjusted to the new reality. and if you take, say, suarez in mexico last month it was the deadliest month sinc
he is a senior fellow at the new america foundation in shington, d.c. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we've heard a lot tonight about how official corruptions impeding the drug war in mexico and i'm wondering is that why the mexican government deployed tens of thousands of troops to fight drug cartels, and then is it working? >> it's one of the reasons why there was a perceive deploy the military, yes. the fact that a lot of local police forces had...
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. >>> and from south america, from peru, an unusual twist on global warming. winters there are actually getting colder with dire consequences. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by rosalindp. walter, and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. >>> tonight we want to step back a bit and assess where u.s. foreign policy is heading, especially on the critical issues of war and peace in afghanistan, the middle east and iran. the president has been in office for eight months now, and today he gave a major speech to world leaders here in new york for the united nations general assembly. in that speech, the president said that the united states is committed to working with other countries to solve the world's major problems. but he challenged the
. >>> and from south america, from peru, an unusual twist on global warming. winters there are actually getting colder with dire consequences. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by rosalindp. walter, and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and...
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. >>> and from south america, we will look behind a fashion statement, the roots of the most bolivian custom, wearing a bowler hat. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by roslyn p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> hello and good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. by now, you have probably heard that this year's winner of the nobel peace prize is none other than president barack obama. and we are going to look at that decision tonight from a global perspective than perhaps you have seen soar. the president's achievements of the nobel committee wasn't so much for any particular breakthrough, but for something less tangible, but important nevertheless, capturing the world's attention, as the chairman of committee put it, in giving people hope for a better future. as the president spoke today,
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but the america that can consume so much on credit, the america that's automatically lionizes the success of wealthy bankers, the america that we've known for so long appears to be moving on to. faisal islam, channel 4 news, baltimore. >>> finally tonight, we have an excerpt from the latest edition of the pbs series wide angle. it's called "the market maker." it's the story of one woman's efforts to combat a seemingly never-ending cycle of famine in ethiopia by creating that country's very first commodities exchange. it's a task complicated by both a world wide financial crisis and a steep learning curve about economics. >> reporter: the first stop is a meeting with local coffee producers and traders who are skeptical about the ecs. [ speaking in native tongue ] >> reporter: after a brief stop to inaugurate a new quality control facility, the team heads to inspect a warehouse. the whole exchange is based on warehouses, and there are real questions about whether this is an acceptable warehouse at all. [ speaking in native tongue ] >> one thing about the lineage is very good at making the i
but the america that can consume so much on credit, the america that's automatically lionizes the success of wealthy bankers, the america that we've known for so long appears to be moving on to. faisal islam, channel 4 news, baltimore. >>> finally tonight, we have an excerpt from the latest edition of the pbs series wide angle. it's called "the market maker." it's the story of one woman's efforts to combat a seemingly never-ending cycle of famine in ethiopia by creating that...
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>> you're talking largely about 11% of the population in latin america. and it's a broad array of indigenous groups from chile all the way to mexico, to mexico to bolivia and to mixtec and zapotec and an array of indigenous groups in mexico. it represents the overwhelmingly percentage of the poor in latin america. that's wre centuries of discrimination and prejudice have blocked their access to economic rights. >> does this account for the increase in political activism we're seeing in lati >> three primary reasons. first is globalization itself. these groups now have access to ternational groups that allows them to be able to get the word out and learn from others and mobilize and gain information about what others are doing. the second is globalization itself in terms of economic reasons is the search for natural resources is now encroaching on a lot of their lands. in the amazon area in brazil or the oil-rich areas in the interior of ecuador, peru, these are areas that indigenous have traditionally lived upon and now international companies are now act
>> you're talking largely about 11% of the population in latin america. and it's a broad array of indigenous groups from chile all the way to mexico, to mexico to bolivia and to mixtec and zapotec and an array of indigenous groups in mexico. it represents the overwhelmingly percentage of the poor in latin america. that's wre centuries of discrimination and prejudice have blocked their access to economic rights. >> does this account for the increase in political activism we're seeing...
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officials in great briin fight back defenng their system from the critisms of america's right. >>> fromustralia, a story on another issue that has rsed passions herhee -- t rig to di in perth, a adriplegic man has asked a judge to let h kill himself. tonight we have the rung. >>the president of taiwan raises the deatholl from typhoon morakot to more th 50 amidst mounting criticism his government s been slow to lp survivors. >>> and one night in bangkoks not st a hit song from the '80s. it could also describe howong it tes to go from one side of the city to the othe tonight, a reporfrom bangkok's notorious traffic. buckle up. >>> fr the world's leading reporters and alysts, here is what'sappening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in parby the followinfunders -- >>> goodvening, i'm martin savidge. >>> for weeks now, it's be topic number one ithe united states. the prident's ambitious plan to reform the health care system. there is probably no more controversial part othat plan an the so-called public option supporters say it will hel dre down prices by offering an alterna
officials in great briin fight back defenng their system from the critisms of america's right. >>> fromustralia, a story on another issue that has rsed passions herhee -- t rig to di in perth, a adriplegic man has asked a judge to let h kill himself. tonight we have the rung. >>the president of taiwan raises the deatholl from typhoon morakot to more th 50 amidst mounting criticism his government s been slow to lp survivors. >>> and one night in bangkoks not st a hit song...
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>>> we'll take you to south america. deep underground into the copper mines of chile who unearth a story not about mining but about fiscal responsibility. are there lessons for all? >>> plus, from japan, as congregations shrink, buddhists are having a hard time finding someone to help them keep the faith. a savvy businessman has the answer to their prayers. dial a monk. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. thank you for joining us. we are going to begin here tonight with the pivotal place that russia holds on a number of key global issues. first, secretary of state hillary clinton was in moscow today for talks on a range of issues. these
>>> we'll take you to south america. deep underground into the copper mines of chile who unearth a story not about mining but about fiscal responsibility. are there lessons for all? >>> plus, from japan, as congregations shrink, buddhists are having a hard time finding someone to help them keep the faith. a savvy businessman has the answer to their prayers. dial a monk. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world....
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across europe and north america, bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate. in the uk last year, a third of all honeybees died. it's a worrying situation, and britain's first professor of beekeeping is trying to find the solution to the plight of bees. >> that's what it's all about. >> the two main things threatening bees are diseases and lost of forest, so we're focused on those particular things. we're trying to breed disease-resistant honeybees. we are looking at the control of specific pests of honeybees and we're also determining where the honeybees of foraging. man is certainly responsible for some of the problems honeybees are facing. we're farming now so intensively that vast parts of the country are full of plants but not any plants that are y good to bees or insects because there are not flowers. >> reporter: their numbers may be dwindling across the country but there is one perhaps surprising place where bees are thriving, and that's london. colonies like this one have been springing up across the city's rooftops. these beehives are on top of the d
across europe and north america, bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate. in the uk last year, a third of all honeybees died. it's a worrying situation, and britain's first professor of beekeeping is trying to find the solution to the plight of bees. >> that's what it's all about. >> the two main things threatening bees are diseases and lost of forest, so we're focused on those particular things. we're trying to breed disease-resistant honeybees. we are looking at the...
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america was a colonizer. th's hated. americans foht and died to libete the philippis in world war ii. that's loved. the.s. once supported filipino diator -- hated. then supported peoplpower revolution --loved. we got an earful riding in the taxi of edgardo alonzo, who quick to criticize so americs for acting like this was still thei colony. do you thi some americans look down on filipino >>ell, yes. yes, y. >> reporter: but thene was just as qick with his praise. >> we haveigh regardo the americans cause of what they have done during the world war ii. >> reporter: there is no betr symbol of the unique historil relatiship between filipinos and aricans than this solemn place, the vast american cemetery rightn the hrtof the philippi capital.among the american servicemen who dd in the pacific in world warii, nely 17,000 are buried here. d six decad on, it's filipino workers earning $7 a day who stilllean and polish e headstones. yet itook the me six decad for the us. to finally agree to pension paymentsor lipino verans who f
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educational level e among the worst in latin america and access to healthare is neg jibl. now with mounting presre from thglobal economic crisis and climate change, hlth officials are warning that huneds of thousands ofeople may not be able to feed themselves in the coming months. >> it is hing an effect on the wholeopulationn general level,ore so with people with low inces because therere a lot of farms that doot have work anyre. >> childn are still getting foodbut it is often just tortillas or past foods ke beans are a luxury which may only come oncer twe a food. vimin deficncy is made wor by unsanitary conditionsnd dirty water. the result of chronic malnutrition is stunning. people don't grow as much as they should. >> they are shorter r their age than what the gwth curve suggests they should b and they're als low wight for height. so most the children will probably be adults with no education and with very low socioeconomic status. >> long-rm studiesave recently shown tha stunting adversely affects no only height but bra development andf >> it's very diffict to make th
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society, council of the americas. thanks for doing this. >> thanks, david. >> as we saw, western nations and others applied sanctions to honduras. did they have an effect? >> clearly. the u.s. bilateralism to honduras $30 million was cut and assistance to honduras and $270 million loan from the world bank was ended to honduras. this had an affect on areas of poverty aleviation, education, health care, food assistance that affected not only honduras in the short term but also, if they went forward with the elections on november 29th, as they were planning to do and still may without resolving the impasse, this would have continued indefinitely and that was what was hanging over the heads of the de facto government. and its negotiators. >> you're drawing a clear connection between the suffering that was caused by the sanctions, perhaps by design, and its affect on the polital process? >> it's not just that. it's important to recognize they yanked visas of four honduran businessmen instrumental in supporting the coup d'e
society, council of the americas. thanks for doing this. >> thanks, david. >> as we saw, western nations and others applied sanctions to honduras. did they have an effect? >> clearly. the u.s. bilateralism to honduras $30 million was cut and assistance to honduras and $270 million loan from the world bank was ended to honduras. this had an affect on areas of poverty aleviation, education, health care, food assistance that affected not only honduras in the short term but also,...
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mutual of america, digning cuomized individual and gro retirent oducts. that's why we're you're retirement company.com. and additional funding is provided by the foowing pporters -- >>> good evening. and welcome to "worldfus." i'm daljit dliwal in new york. >>> th word "drama" isn't one ually assiated with international conferences on climate ange. well, today in copenhagen, that all changed. on th, the third day of the climate summit in penhagen, a controversy has eruptedbetween the rich and poor. the uproar began after the british newspaper "the guardian" obtaed a copy of a proposal called the danishtext. that proposal would turn the existing approach to climate change upsidedown. among other things,it would now allow rich countries to pollute more than thepoor. the developing world is reacting furiously with some observers now saying the talksave been thrown into disarray. alan fsher of al jazea englh is in copenhagen,nd he has our "lead focus" tonight. >> reporter: the id of harmo of a world moving to reement in copengen has beenseriously challenged b
mutual of america, digning cuomized individual and gro retirent oducts. that's why we're you're retirement company.com. and additional funding is provided by the foowing pporters -- >>> good evening. and welcome to "worldfus." i'm daljit dliwal in new york. >>> th word "drama" isn't one ually assiated with international conferences on climate ange. well, today in copenhagen, that all changed. on th, the third day of the climate summit in penhagen, a...
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voicing their anger against not only, america, but mahmoud ahmadinejad as well. his presidency has been clouded since the june elections. supporters of opposition candidate mir hossein moussavi will not let up, defying orders of the state to stay at home. witnesses say the police used teargas. and while it's impossible to verify these claims, reports of injuries are trickling in. for now these are the official images t government has offered on display. it does not want others to steal the limelight from one of its most celebrated watershed moments. it's impossible nowadays to distinguish who is standing up to who. clayton swisher, al jazeera. >>> borzou daraghi is the middle east correspondent for "the los angeles times" and a frequent contributor to "worldfocus." he's been monitoring from beirut and we spoke with him by phone. >> reporter: the security foes mostly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to people. they attempt to surround demonstrators and intimidate them. there were reports of shots fired into the air but by and large they used nonlethal force. they
voicing their anger against not only, america, but mahmoud ahmadinejad as well. his presidency has been clouded since the june elections. supporters of opposition candidate mir hossein moussavi will not let up, defying orders of the state to stay at home. witnesses say the police used teargas. and while it's impossible to verify these claims, reports of injuries are trickling in. for now these are the official images t government has offered on display. it does not want others to steal the...
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mophobia isart in bo latin america and the unitestates. the difference would be in latin amera, we areuou greatdvances towards fighting homophia by the coalition betwn the ate lgbtq movement. it would be the association of sbians ys, and trsgenders. >> a relatively -- >> i think religion i part everybody's socialization. ligion, especially chstianity and cholic religion and newpent o costal religion, they give modls of what to be and how to be marri d how the couples should be. so this model of religio it produces the kind o homhobia that we see today and they are advocating against lgbqt rights in tis nse. >> we voted in this example of urugua passing legislation against adoptn. there a particular reasonwhy at happened and will it happ in other rts of latin america? >> we hope so. because it was a great exale since approv of divorcen the mid-'30s. it was the fst country in latin america to approve divorce. and th to have full eqlity to omen, th marriage between same-s couple and now adoption. so latin amera's faci a rely good time in wha
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petson undation, dedicated to omoting fiscal responsibilit and dressing key economic challengesacing america's future. and adtional funding is provided by the following supporters- > hello and good evening. i'm ljit dhaliwal. imagine here in the united stes that they held vote to ban a wel-known religious symbol, the spe of a church, t's say, because some fel threatened by it. well, at has happened in switrland where voters have approved ban on the building of minarets,he towershat are a typical pa of mosques. the vote in a nationa referendum was57% for the ban, which was aimed at stopping further islamition in switzerland, in t words of the naonalist party that supported it. but the vote was widely criticized by islamic groups today. anfrance's foreign minter called it an expression of intolerance. tonight's "lead focus the controversl swiss move and analysis oit beginningith jane dodge of it >> reporter: tre are only four of them in switzerland, but that's four tooany acording to thecountry'slargest pay. and now it seems t swiss public agrees. in a result that surprisedmany, 57% of voteoted
petson undation, dedicated to omoting fiscal responsibilit and dressing key economic challengesacing america's future. and adtional funding is provided by the following supporters- > hello and good evening. i'm ljit dhaliwal. imagine here in the united stes that they held vote to ban a wel-known religious symbol, the spe of a church, t's say, because some fel threatened by it. well, at has happened in switrland where voters have approved ban on the building of minarets,he towershat are a...
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at offense's being carried out by 4,000 america troops and 400 afghansoldiers. andhat's prompted someworried comments from arican military fficialsn the field. one of them sa today, more afan soldiers are needed to help american troop win over afghan citizens. adding, we can't read these people. we're different. they're not going to tell us the truth. we'llever get to build and transition uess we have the ghan troops. >> well, the.s. continues to go after thealiban. just acros the border from ghanistan. in thepakistani tbal region nown as south wazistan, missilespparently filed from america drones killed at least 45 militants today. in a separe attack today in the swat valley of pakistan, the paktani military claimed to have wounded a top taliban commander. wounded man baluna fi owla and his supporte have believed to have burned schools fogirls and beheadivals asart of a chain to impose exeme version of sharia lawthere. >>> and still more ws tonight about the war on ismic militants. it comes saudi aria, where accordingo a justice military spesman 2300 members of
at offense's being carried out by 4,000 america troops and 400 afghansoldiers. andhat's prompted someworried comments from arican military fficialsn the field. one of them sa today, more afan soldiers are needed to help american troop win over afghan citizens. adding, we can't read these people. we're different. they're not going to tell us the truth. we'llever get to build and transition uess we have the ghan troops. >> well, the.s. continues to go after thealiban. just acros the border...
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. >>> and from south america, from peru, an unusual ist on global warmin wints there are acally getting colder wh dire consequees. >>from the world's leading reporters and alysts, here's what'sappening from around the world. th is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by roz behind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicateto promoting fiscal responsibility and addressg key economic challenges fang americs future. and additional funding is provided by the followin supporters -- >>> goodvening. i'm dalj dhaliwal. >>> tonight we want totep back a bitnd assess wre u.s. foreign policy isheading, especial on the critical issues of war and peace in especial on the critical issues of war and peace in afghanistan, the middle east iran. the president has been in office for eight months now, andoday heave a major speech to wod leaders here in n york for the united natio general assembly. in that speech the president said thatthe united states is coitted to working with oth countries solve the wod's majorproblems. but he challenged them to do more and deride what he call anal
. >>> and from south america, from peru, an unusual ist on global warmin wints there are acally getting colder wh dire consequees. >>from the world's leading reporters and alysts, here's what'sappening from around the world. th is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by roz behind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicateto promoting fiscal responsibility and addressg key economic challenges fang americs future. and additional funding is provided...
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for me, there is no kenya or sweden or america. my home is called celestine. >> reporter: immigrants are given a warm welcome in sweden. sodertalje is a good point. ár"e the country. one reason to feel at home here is the comprehensive social welfare system. >> you actually would like to be a mother here, if i have to. because it's very easy. they take care of the keep and education and the health. >> reporter: immigrants are legally obliged to learn swedish. children are given extra lessons so they can keep up at school. the sodertalje region is an affluent part of sweden and home to large companies in need of skilled workers. but the swedish government says that the example set by sodertalje isn't being followed by other eu states. >> translator: there are lots of countries that have no experience in taking in refugees. sweden will definitely take action during its eu presidency. >> reporter: the mayor of sodertalje says a more liberal migration policy should apply across the eu. >> translator:e're happy taking in migrants, but
for me, there is no kenya or sweden or america. my home is called celestine. >> reporter: immigrants are given a warm welcome in sweden. sodertalje is a good point. ár"e the country. one reason to feel at home here is the comprehensive social welfare system. >> you actually would like to be a mother here, if i have to. because it's very easy. they take care of the keep and education and the health. >> reporter: immigrants are legally obliged to learn swedish. children...
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there, peace and stability have broken out, thanks to the vision of one man who came home from america. >> reporter: 37-year-old mohammed aden is a man on a mission. >> what i do daily solves the problem. whether lack of food and water. we need security. now we're forced to do for the economics. >> reporter: since 2008, mohammed has been the de facto mayor, governor and even warlord of adado, a dusty town in a destitute country, somalia. the problems he faces are typical in somalia. his background is not. >> i was afraid. when i was coming from minnesota to come here. i was afraid because i basically heard a bad thing about this region. but when i arrived, honestly speaking, my mind changed. >> reporter: mohammed returned in 2008 on a personal mission -- to aid victims of a drought. he left his country 16 years earlier after being shot in the ankle by a stray bullet when the country spiraled into anarchy after the government collapsed. he eventually made his way to the u.s., first living in a miami homeless shelter, then taking a greyhound bus to minnesota, a promised land for somali i
there, peace and stability have broken out, thanks to the vision of one man who came home from america. >> reporter: 37-year-old mohammed aden is a man on a mission. >> what i do daily solves the problem. whether lack of food and water. we need security. now we're forced to do for the economics. >> reporter: since 2008, mohammed has been the de facto mayor, governor and even warlord of adado, a dusty town in a destitute country, somalia. the problems he faces are typical in...
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foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> hello and good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal in new york. imagine here in the united states that they held a vote to ban a well-known religious symbol, the spire of a church, let's say, because some felt threatened by it. well, that has happened in switzerland where voters have approved a ban on the building of minarets, the towers that are a typical part of mosques. the vote in a national referendum was 57% for the ban, which was aimed at stopping further islamization in switzerland, in the words of the nationalist party that supported it. but the vote was widely criticized by islamic groups today. and france's foreign minister called it an expression of intolerance. in tonight's "lead focus," the controversial swiss move and analysis of it beginning with jane dodge of itn. >> reporter: there are only four of them in switzerland, but that's four too many according to the country's largest party. and now it s
foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> hello and good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal in new york. imagine here in the united states that they held a vote to ban a well-known religious symbol, the spire of a church, let's say, because some felt threatened by it. well, that has happened in switzerland where voters have approved a ban on the...